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Trip to HAW PAR VILLA, Singapore | ROUNDS TUBE

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HAW PAR VILLA is a cultural park at Singapore. It was formerly called as Tiger Balm Garden. This 8.5 Hectare Asian Cultural theme Park is situated in Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore. This is a largest outdoor art gallery found in 1937. More than 1000 statues are in the Park depicting Chinese mythology, legends, history and various aspects of Confucianism. After the Main Archway, we can see a Large Buddha sitting on a beautiful lotus built on a five Stoery Pagoda, Statues Monkey King, Laughing Buddha, Guan Yin, Mermaids, Virtues and Vices etc. The name of the Monkey King is Sun Wukong. It is a mythological figure festures in a body of legends, and can be traced to the period of Song dynasty. This Monkey King is the main character in Chinese classicial novel Journey to the West. This King later accompanied with a monk Xuanzang on a tour to retrieve Buddhist Sutras from the "West". The other name for Laughing Buddha is Budai, having a cloth Sack on his back. His name